#2227 · 🐟 fish

Cavedano Chub

Squalius squalus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Riccardo Novaga · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Karol Tabarelli de Fatis · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Etrusko25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Zupančič P, Mrakovčić M, Marčić Z, Naseka A, Bogutskaya N · CC BY 4.0
5. Monsummano T.Me (Terminal), 51015 Monsummano Terme PT, Italy:© no rights reserved · CC0
6. Provincia di Parma, Italia:© Consorzio Forestale Kilometroverde Parma Impresa Sociale · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Provincia di Bergamo, Italia:© antonioceruti963 · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Giarol:© Mauro Doffria · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Parco dell'Adige Sud, Verona, Veneto, Italy.:© Roberto Zanella · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Torino, Piemonte, IT:© gpmandriani · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Squalius squalus , commonly known as the Italian chub , is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is native to southeastern Europe being found in Italy, Switzerland and the former Yugoslavia.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,963iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,963 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1837 (189 years ago).